Publications of the Week Shutoff of Host Transcription Triggers a Toxin-Antitoxin System to Cleave Phage RNA and Abort Infection Guegler, C. K., et al. | April 23, 2021 Toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are widespread in bacteria, but their activation mechanisms and bona fide targets…pthomsonApril 23, 2021 Read More
Local News FDA Clears Investigational New Drug Application for ALS Gene Therapy Candidate UMass Medical School Communications | April 23, 2021 Apic Bio, a gene therapy company developing treatment options for patients with rare genetic diseases…pthomsonApril 23, 2021 Read More
Local News Reimagining the Ribosome Broad Institute | April 23, 2021 Ahmed Badran remembers the first time he dabbled with the DNA of a living organism. During…pthomsonApril 23, 2021 Read More
Local News Cancer Cells Soften As They Metastasize, Study Suggests MIT News | April 23, 2021 When cancer cells metastasize, they often travel in the bloodstream to a remote tissue or…pthomsonApril 23, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Find Genetic Vulnerability in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Broad Institute | April 22, 2021 With few targeted therapies available, children with cancer often receive treatments that kill cancer and…pthomsonApril 22, 2021 Read More
Local News These Worms’ Stem Cells Are Developmental Shapeshifters Whitehead Institute | April 22, 2021 Planarians are small water-dwelling worms known for their regenerative capacity. If you chop one into…pthomsonApril 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Sleep Easy The Harvard Gazette | April 22, 2021 Recent research links certain cells that line the human airway with different infant diseases. The…pthomsonApril 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Dionis Minev on Using Crisscross Assembly for Diagnostics Wyss Institute | April 22, 2021 Dionis Minev truly values the creative design process, whether he’s using it to produce a…pthomsonApril 22, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2021 FNIH Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Winner Revolutionized Imaging to Reveal Structures Hidden in Cells Foundation for the National Institutes of Health | April 21, 2021 The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has named Xiaowei Zhuang, Ph.D., winner…pthomsonApril 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Dissecting the ‘Undruggable’ The Harvard Gazette | April 21, 2021 Sugar has been called “evil,” “toxic,” and “poison.” But the body needs sugars, too. Sugar…pthomsonApril 21, 2021 Read More